Development of a method for detecting Coxiella burnetii in cheese samples

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-180

  Hirai, Akihiko ^a   Nakama, Akiko ^a   Chiba, Takashi ^a   Kai, Akemi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cheese; Contamination; Coxiella burnetii; Nested pcr

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; COXIELLA BURNETII; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEESE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER;

COXIELLA BURNETII; MUS;

EID: 84857865863     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0023     Document Type: Article

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